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From: Ian Rawlings on 27 Dec 2005 03:19 On 2005-12-26, Kit <kit(a)newsgroupsonlyyyy.com> wrote: > On next bootup the dhcp daemon? will rewrite resolv.conf, so I need to do > something to prevent that, or invoke a script or whatever. The DHCP client daemon I use has a setting to prevent it overwriting various files, including resolv.conf, check the man page for your daemon and figure out how to set your distro up to include that parameter on startup. -- Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!
From: Alex Monro on 27 Dec 2005 06:02 Ian Rawlings wrote: > On 2005-12-26, Kit <kit(a)newsgroupsonlyyyy.com> wrote: > >> On next bootup the dhcp daemon? will rewrite resolv.conf, so I need to do >> something to prevent that, or invoke a script or whatever. > > The DHCP client daemon I use has a setting to prevent it overwriting > various files, including resolv.conf, check the man page for your > daemon and figure out how to set your distro up to include that > parameter on startup. > Alternatively, you might consider turning DHCP off completely, and going for a fully static setup - it's what I usually do on a small network (< half a dozen hosts). The only drawnack might be if you tend to have visiting laptops set up for DHCP, but personally I find static config a lot simple - _you_ are in control, not some smartarse box tha can (as in this case) fsck things up good & propper. Put your machines into /etc/hosts on the Linux boxen, and uncheck the "find address automatically" (the name changes with windows version) on the windows machines, and fill in the windows hosts file (though windows will probably use NetBIOS for file & print sharing, which IIRC doesn't use hosts - if you have windows file & print sharing, it might be an idea to use the router firewall to block ports 135 - 139 & 445.) Having said that, I have configured networks with router DHCP before and never had this type of problem. Sorry I didn't think of it earlier. I'm going to be away from posting facilities until the New Year, so I'll wish Happy New Year to everyone now. -- Alex Monro, Exeter, UK Life is like Windows - the documentation alexm at pobox dot com (No HTML) is useless, and it crashes horribly Running on GNU/Linux (SuSE 8.2) from time to time... GPG key 68F8 6270 available from hkp://blackhole.pca.dfn.de
From: dave on 2 Jan 2006 09:54
"Kit" <kit(a)newsgroupsonlyyyy.com> wrote in message news:43b045c4_4(a)mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com... > Robert Hull wrote: > >> In uk.comp.os.linux, on Sat 24 December 2005 20:44, Kit >> <kit(a)newsgroupsonlysopleasedontemail.com> wrote: >> >>>> >>>> Just booted into Linux, succesfully pinged news.tiscali.co.uk, and >>>> now >>> able >>>> to post using Linux/Knode. Now I can try things more easily. >>>> >>> Unfortunately the ping effect only lasted a couple of minutes, and >>> then it was back to no connection. >> >> Why are you so reluctant to try putting a real nameser ver into the >> nameserver entry in your resolv.conf? >> >> What *precisely* do you think that you have to lose by trying this other >> than your problem? > > Just done it and it seems to work. Initial reluctance because I did not > want > to risk messing with something that I am just learning about. > > On next bootup the dhcp daemon? will rewrite resolv.conf, so I need to do > something to prevent that, or invoke a script or whatever. Anyway, thanks > and Happy New Year to all those who helped me out on this problem. > > Kit > Kit, Sorry - I've been away over the new year. Is this still a problem? Cheers, Dave. |